Making waves and creating a splash. Hello there. I’m writing this in advance, so this may only be accurate at the time of typing (on 22/04). My debut thriller, Standpoint, is doing well. I know it’s not a very British thing to say, and I’ll come back to British things later, but there it is. …
Month: April 2015
In the Long Run
Who truly knows where the path leads? Repeat clients are a freelance writers’ best friend. When you build up trust and a dependable working relationship with someone it’s a win-win situation. They know they can rely on you to produce the content they need, on time and on budget. You, on the other hand, are …
Standpoint – Glossary of British Slang Terms
It’s always struck me as slightly strange that we refer to this language as English when it’s really an amalgamation of many languages that have changed and enriched it over the centuries. Back in the day (the late 80s, in case you were wondering) I spent a year in the US and soon realised that their …
Catch Up
The writing journey is a little bit like climbing Mount Everest (or Sagarmāthā, or Chomolungma, if you prefer). There’s preparation and perhaps some form of sponsorship, training on smaller climbs, and then you’re ready for the off. Except that nothing prepares you for something quite like doing it. The only way to sustain yourself on that long, arduous …